onsdag den 3. november 2010

Alien


Today is time for another movie monster! This is one of one of my favorite monsters and probably also one of the scariest (although the 2 newer movies succeeded in making the creature less frightening). Dear followers, meet the alien.

This creature is the star of the 1979 science fiction horror movie ALIEN and has appeared in several sequels and 2 crossovers with the Predator franchise since. The monstrous creature was designed by the Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger and the movie itself was directed by Ridly Scott, who today is known for other great movies such as Gladiator.

The alien starts its life as an egg which will “hatch” a little parasitic creature called the facehugger when a possible host is near. The facehugger will then attach itself to the host’s head and deliver an embryo inside the lungs of the host. After a while this embryo (chestburster) will burst through the victims lungs and quickly grow to become the perfect killer machine. It is extremely tough and bloodthirsty and if you want to kill it, you really need to think twice about your plan, since its blood is made of pure acid! The Alien creature takes form of whatever organism was its host, so since the host in ALIEN was human the creature is very human like, but still very alien looking at the same time… 

All in all it was a very disturbing movie to watch as a child, but I’ve been a fan ever since! On second thought, maybe I should hate this movie because it might be the reason why horror movies don’t really scare me today… or maybe the true reason is that movies in general just suck nowadays? who knows ;)

41 kommentarer:

  1. A genuine fright classic. Good review!

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  2. Alien on Bluray, saw the ad last night. Its a must see for those who havent (if you havent... WHATS WRONG WITH YOU)

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  3. I was never allowed to watch Aliens as a kid, now I know why! Cool write-up keep it coming.

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  4. dunno , i just love this monster elien thing :O so awesome made

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  5. this one is one of my favorites too :)

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  6. your blog is full of interesting info

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  7. Probably because movies suck nowadays lol

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  8. Definitely one of the best monsters ever!

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  9. Such a great series of movies. Love them.

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  10. I always liked the Alien movies. Is predator on your list of future blogs?

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  11. Alien is definitely one of my favorites. Predator comes close but alien wins xD

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  12. I hated watching movies like this when I was a kid

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  13. full on classic. i think alien will still be around for decades to come.

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  14. Scary stuff bro. Nice blog.

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  15. Great monster.
    The xenomorph not only is incredibly scary, but it's nearly indestructible.

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  16. this shit used to scare me as a kid

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  17. This just makes me want to get in to a giant exoskeleton and fight a queen.

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  18. The aliens were always one of my favourtie movie monsters.

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  19. Thank you all VERY much for supporting my blog. It really means a lot to me guys!

    Jim;
    Yes you can probably expect that one in the future ;)

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  20. man, that scene in the vents made me crap myself first time I saw alien.

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  21. Alien is one of my favourite films of all time. Best monster ever.

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  22. I have never seen the Alien movies but ofc did see the first crossover with Predator. I shall go rent the originals cause this blog rocks!

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  23. alien is one of the movies I plan to watch soon

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  24. This was the source of so many nightmares for me!

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  25. Classic. Love the blog, you got a new follower!

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  26. cool monster, easy to kill :D

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  27. did you read the book?
    YOU MUST READ THE BOOK!!!

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  28. I love these movies monster posts mate!

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  29. honestly one of THE best monsters in any horror movie. well the thing gives it a run for its money XD

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  30. alien is my favorite monster of all time hands down.

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  31. this movie scared the shit out of me when I was a kid

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  32. My older brothers took me to see Alien when I was a young girl and it scared the shit outta me, I don't even know how they got me in the theater I was only 8 or 9. Anyways, good post. Have a great day.

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  33. Well that was one movie i always liked. Thanks.. Nice post.

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